I remember it well – I was in the basement kitchen at my great aunt’s house, learning to bake something delicious.  She told me to get the oleo from the refrigerator.  Or maybe I was reading an old recipe and stumbled on the phrase, “cut in the oleo.”  Either way, I had no idea what it was.  It turns out, oleo is another name for margarine.  This post is NOT about margarine however.  (more…)